Not sure where to post this;-but I reckon you would have to be old and bold to recall!
Was the Mercenry long distance sniper working for the provos ever identified? It was roumerd that he was former U,S. special forces also that he was an escaped convict from H.M.P. Brixton who had it on his toes with a provo named Truitt. Was the sniper ever caught or killed,or was it an urban myth?

The rumour while I was there was that he was ex-US military of Irish decent (not SF), and that his MO became known and he got caught, and he was quietly bumped off - which neatly explained why it suddenly stopped.
It was another good rumour that we certainly wanted to believe.

The rumour while I was there was that he was ex-US military of Irish decent (not SF), and that his MO became known and he got caught, and he was quietly bumped off - which neatly explained why it suddenly stopped.
It was another good rumour that we certainly wanted to believe.

Can't remember his first name. The Barrett .50 sniper was called Carraghar(?) from Cullyhanna.
Caught by the Regiment. Apparently he was trying to hold onto a "tree branch" so his fingers had to be "beaten" to loosen em. Wonder if he opens his own sauce bottles?
Freed in the GFA.

The rumour while I was there was that he was ex-US military of Irish decent (not SF), and that his MO became known and he got caught, and he was quietly bumped off - which neatly explained why it suddenly stopped.
It was another good rumour that we certainly wanted to believe.

Click to expand...

That's exactly what happened. I read it in "The Nemesis File". All the details are in there, so it must be true.